Alana Wase
Alana Wase is the Conservation Program Coordinator for the Maryland Chapter of the Sierra Club and worked closely last year on the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act, the bill to defund the Intercounty Connector, and organizing lobby nights. Alana got involved with the environment and the legislative session as a student at Washington College, lobbying for a bill to prevent a landfill from being built on a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, Unicorn Lake. After three years the bill passed! She loves languages, and will never miss an opportunity to travel!
Chris Yoder
Chris has been a member of the Club for over 20 years and has been active in Idaho and Maryland, where he is now chair of the Greater Baltimore Group and serves on the Maryland Chapter Executive and Conservation Committees. His work experience includes 12 years as a staffer on a U.S. Senate Committee. He is now retired.
Dave O'Leary
David O'Leary is the Chapter Vice-Chair and Conservation Chair for the Maryland Chapter of Sierra Club. He also led the Chapter's legislative efforts in Maryland in 2008 and 2009. He has participated in Club activities while living in Pennsylvania, California, Michigan, and New Jersey, prior to his volunteering in Maryland in Chapter Cool Cities Coordinator and Smart Energy Solutions Chair roles since 2006.
Erin Barnes
Erin Barnes is an At-Large member of the Executive Committee for the Maryland Sierra Club, and serves on the Legislative and Legal Committees. Erin joined the Maryland Chapter shortly after settling in Maryland in 2007, and looks forward to assisting in many more environmental victories!
Laurie Wilmot
Laurie Wilmot is currently an undergraduate at Hood College pursuing a major in Environmental Policy and two minors in Coastal Studies and Global studies. He became involved in the Sierra Club after taking part in Powershift 2007 and has been an active committee member since.
Yi-Hsuan Lee
Yi-Hsuan Lee was the Summer 2008 Legislative/Political Intern for the Chapter. She is currently a graduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park's School of Public Policy, and had previously attended the University of California - San Diego (John Muir College!), where she majored in Environmental Systems. She enjoys reading, cooking, and would love to travel the world one day (in the somewhat near future, hopefully).
Shristi Singh
Shristi is the Spring 2010 Legislative Intern. She is a senior Government and Politics major and a Philosophy minor at the University of Maryland College Park. After graduation, Shristi plans on working for a few years before heading to law school. She loves baseball, travelling, ethnic cuisines and dogs!
